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Clear-up after St Jude storm

The Anglia region was hit by damaging winds and heavy rain after an Atlantic storm swept across the UK on Monday 28 October - St Jude's Day. Nearly half a million homes were left without power in the region and there was major travel disruption.

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A look at how the storm affected the East of the region

It crossed the region in just four hours leaving a trail of destruction that could take days if not weeks to fix. The storm they called St Jude was fiercest across Suffolk and Essex- where gusts reached 79 miles an hour.

Trees came down, vehicles were blown over and 150,000 people were left without power.

Transport across the region was also badly hit, as many train companies- including Greater Anglia cancelled all services, leaving commuters unable to get to work.

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